A study on the mutagenicity of different types of pesticides by using the Ames/Salmonella/Microsome test system

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 463-466

  Konuk, Muhsin ^a   Bariş, Ahmet ^a   Liman, Recep ^a   Akyil, Dilek ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ames test; Dioxacarb; Fenchlorphos; Mutagenicity; Piperophos; Promecarb

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; MUTAGENICITY; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 43749098739     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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